Healthy Foods to Eat on a Budget

Healthy Foods to Eat on a Budget

If you’re on a tight budget, finding healthy foods at the grocery store can seem like a challenge, but there are healthy and affordable options in every aisle of the store. As tempting as all the junk food sounds, it really can be cheaper to eat home-prepared food. And with a little imagination and experimenting with herbs and spices in the kitchen, it will taste better too. The first key to healthier eating is having more healthy foods available to eat at home. So stop going to drive-thru and don’t buy any more pre-packaged and processed foods that you probably have in your kitchen right now. Get organized by creating a meal plan and shopping list for the foods you need to prepare those meals. The next step is to go to your local grocery store and start shopping for whole foods that you can prepare at home with whatever cooking resources you have there.

Increasing your intake of whole foods, especially fruits and vegetables, will actually make your overall food selections much simpler. If the foods you are choosing contain more than 5 ingredients and include many unknown and unpronounceable items, you may want to reconsider your purchase. Counting calories, carbohydrates, or grams of fat won’t be as necessary when you select foods that are more a product of nature than a product of industry. Finding healthy foods to eat at the supermarket is quite simple. They are found in “fresh food” sections such as the produce and refrigerated meat and fish departments. The freeze-dry aisles also contain good healthy foods, though there are also plenty of unhealthy distractions.

Healthy foods you should have available at home for cooking include whole foods (foods in their most natural state), fruits and vegetables, dairy products (low-fat milk, yogurt, cheese, and eggs), seafood, lean cuts of pork, beef beef and chicken, full-fat naturally sweetened juices, and plenty of water.

The types of foods to avoid include refined grains (white flour or white rice), refined white sugar, any form of corn syrup, and anything from a box that contains more than 5 ingredients.

Making the switch to eating healthy foods requires a change in mindset, along with a little imagination and preparation. It will help to make a weekly meal plan and from there a nice organized shopping list to take to the store. This will help you stay focused and reduce the number of trips you make to the grocery store.

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